Few Canadian towns have cooler summers than Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
Deep winter brings January lows near −7.8°C. It is a wet place: more rain and snow fall here than on 98% of Canadian towns. Seasons differ by 29°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. From July to September, highs of 17–21°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
ECCC publishes no normals for Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove itself; the figures are those of St. John's (Airport), 5.1 km west.
A year in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador beside it.
What a year in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
164 frost days and 55 days above 20°C a year
Frost comes from October to May; in January almost every night freezes.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
Rain and melted snow: about 1,539 mm a year
The most falls in December, the least in June. 5th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Newfoundland and Labrador. About 162 days a year bring 1 mm or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
363 cm of snow in a typical year
From October to May snow is likely; January is the peak, at about 95 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
81% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
A day averaging 10 degrees under 18°C adds 10 to the total; warm days add nothing.
Living with Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s climate
Gardening, time outside, winter cold and summer heat, from the 1991–2020 normals.
Wait until about 28 May to plant out; frost tends to come back around 18 October, about 142 days later.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul, Aug and Sep.
Parks & trails →Plan for about 19 days a year with a wind chill below −20.
Humid heat, a humidex over 30, comes on about 11 days a year.
A typical year is calm by definition; Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s hazards page covers the exceptions.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: St. John's (Airport)
Behind the 1991–2020 normals for St. John's (Airport) are 2 stations, which ECCC combines into one record.
| Distance from the town | 5.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −22.4°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 31.2°C |
| Average wind | 22.0 km/h on average, most often from the west |
| Next-nearest location | St. John's (West), 15 km |
How Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove compares
Compared with 2,611 towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more across Canada; the dots mark the other normals locations in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nearby towns’ climate
Places around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove whose figures come from another normals location.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C | −7.8°C | 1,539 mm |
| Torbay 5.0 km · St. John's (Airport) | 20.9°C about the same | −7.8°C about the same | 1,539 mm |
| St. John's 10 km · St. John's (West) | 21.3°C about the same | −7.2°C 0.6°C milder | 1,381 mm |
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove weather by month
Month by month, 1991–2020: the usual high, low and mean, the rain and snow, and the snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.7°C | −7.8°C | −4.2°C | 153 mm | 95 cm |
| February | −1.0°C | −8.4°C | −4.7°C | 123 mm | 77 cm |
| March | 1.2°C | −5.7°C | −2.2°C | 140 mm | 62 cm |
| April | 5.6°C | −1.9°C | 1.8°C | 122 mm | 30 cm |
| May | 11.0°C | 1.6°C | 6.3°C | 98 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 15.7°C | 5.9°C | 10.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.0°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 16.5°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11.2°C | 4.3°C | 7.8°C | 158 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6.7°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 157 mm | 22 cm |
| December | 2.1°C | −4.1°C | −1.0°C | 174 mm | 70 cm |
| Year | 9.2°C | 1.3°C | 5.3°C | 1,539 mm | 363 cm |
From year to year, February moves by 1.9°C, more than any month, and August least
The thirty-year records stretch furthest in February: a low of −22.4°C in 1994 and a high of 16.0°C in 1996.
Where Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: the 1991–2020 Canadian Climate Normals at St. John's (Airport), the closest ECCC location with twelve months of temperature normals.
- Comparisons: the 2,500-plus towns and neighbourhoods of Canada, each read from its closest normals location; whole cities and reserves aren’t counted.
- Not on this page: hours of sunshine, missing from the 1991–2020 normals, and a height correction: the town has no elevation on file.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s climate
How warm does Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove get in summer?
The year’s warmest days come in July, with highs averaging 20.9°C.
How cold does Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove get in winter?
Of all twelve months, February has the coldest nights, about −8.4°C.
How much rain and snow does Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove get?
Rain and snow, with snow counted as water, total 1,539 mm a year; December leads with 174 mm and June trails with 88 mm.
How long does snow stay on the ground?
Snow lies on the ground for about 114 days in a normal year.
Are these figures for Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove itself?
They come from St. John's (Airport), which ECCC uses as the nearest normals location for Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove.
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